US4229647A - Counter system for incremental measuring instrument - Google Patents

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US4229647A
US4229647A US05/923,810 US92381078A US4229647A US 4229647 A US4229647 A US 4229647A US 92381078 A US92381078 A US 92381078A US 4229647 A US4229647 A US 4229647A
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    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D5/00—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable
    • G01D5/12—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means
    • G01D5/244—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing characteristics of pulses or pulse trains; generating pulses or pulse trains
    • G01D5/245—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing characteristics of pulses or pulse trains; generating pulses or pulse trains using a variable number of pulses in a train
    • G01D5/2454—Encoders incorporating incremental and absolute signals
    • G01D5/2455—Encoders incorporating incremental and absolute signals with incremental and absolute tracks on the same encoder
    • G01D5/2457—Incremental encoders having reference marks

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  • This invention relates to an improved electronic counter for use with incremental measuring devices of the type used for positioning or measuring the relative position of two parts of a machine or the like.
  • the aforementioned parts may be the slide and the bed of a tooling or measuring machine, for example.
  • Incremental measuring devices are commonly designed to operate in several different measuring modes, generally including an absolute measurement mode and a relative measurement mode.
  • an absolute measurement mode the zero point for the measurement is provided by a fixed reference mark on the measuring device, a machine zero point, and all measurements are made with respect to this reference mark.
  • the relative mode the zero point for the measurement is arbitrarily set at a convenient point and measurements are made relative to the particular zero point in use at any given time.
  • Incremental angle and position measuring devices of the prior art are subject to errors introduced when the device is alternately used in the absolute and relative measuring modes.
  • the present invention is directed to an improved electronic counter for incremental measuring devices which permits any of a plurality of measuring or positioning modes to be alternately employed without introducing errors into the measurement.
  • This improved counter is versatile, easy to operate, and dependable.
  • the improved counter of this invention includes a plurality of electronic circuits for operating the counter in several measurement modes or reference systems and switching means for changing between these reference systems in such a way that in one of the switch positions there is recallable the reference system referred to the absolute zero point (machine zero point) and in at least one further switch position there is selectable or recallable a system referred to freely selectable zero or reference points.
  • a reference pulse whose position is absolutely established for the division and measuring arrangement, brings about the setting of the absolute machine zero point.
  • An absolute reference system and any other selected reference system can at any time be selected or recalled. In this way the measuring device can easily be switched between separate measurement modes and several separate reference systems can be simultaneously maintained (for example, an absolute reference system and one or more relative reference systems);
  • the drawing is a block circuit diagram of a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • This measuring system includes a grid scale G and a scanning head AK which generates position dependent signals that are amplified in a known manner in amplifiers V and V' and then applied to trigger circuits T,T'.
  • the pulsed outputs of the trigger circuits T,T' are applied to a direction discriminator RD which in turn controls pulse generators VZ I , VZ II and VZ III .
  • the pulses thereby generated are counted in up-down counters VR I , VR II , and VR III .
  • a so-called zero pulse track RI on the grid scale G delivers a reference signal RI', the position of which is absolutely fixed with respect to the scale G of the measuring system.
  • This reference signal RI' is amplified in amplifier V" and applied to a trigger circuit T".
  • the shaped signal is then applied to a zero point pulse generator NA, which evaluates it and applies it to the up-down counter VR I .
  • the up-down counters VR I , VR II , and VR III continuously count the pulses generated by the incremental measuring system.
  • a switch B has three positions I, II and III, with the aid of which any of three different reference systems can be selected for display.
  • each of the three switch positions I, II, or III a connection is established in a multiplexer MX 1 between one of the up-down counters VR I , VR II , or VR III and a display unit A.
  • a connection is established in a multiplexer MX 1 between one of the up-down counters VR I , VR II , or VR III and a display unit A.
  • Each of the three counters VR I , VR II , and VR III can be used to store the instantaneous position of the grid scale in a separate reference frame.
  • the counter VR I is used for absolute position measurements.
  • the above-described reference pulse RI' which is positioned at a fixed point with respect to the grid scale G of the measuring system, is used to repeatedly calibrate the counter VR I by setting the counter VR I to zero.
  • the reference pulse RI' causes the counter to be reset to zero. In this way an absolute reference frame is automatically maintained in the first counter VR I .
  • the switch position II of the switch B is associated with the up-down counter VR II , which is not tied to the absolute reference frame of counter VR I .
  • Counter VR I can be used, for example, to store position measurements based on a working zero point. In many instances the working zero point can be derived advantageously from an edge of a workpiece to be tooled.
  • a third reference system which is associated with the switch position III and the up-down counter VR III , is freely disposable for ever-changing reference points.
  • This reference system may be used, for example, in the treatment of workpieces that are scaled using chain measurements.
  • a measurement can be stored in a momentary reference frame.
  • the switch B and the separate counters VR I , VR II , and VR III three separate reference systems can be simultaneously retained and displayed at will. Because the three counters VR I , VR II , and VR III are independent, the zero point in any one counter can be changed without disturbing the calibration of the other two.
  • an erasing key L and a setting key ST are preferably provided.
  • An input unit EE serves for the input of an arbitrary setting value.
  • a second multiplexer MX 2 is controlled by the switch B to establish the connection with the appropriate up-down counter VR I , VR II , or VR III according to the switch position I, II, III and switches the input unit EE onto the selected up-down counter VR I , VR II , or VR III .
  • any of the up-down counters VR I , VR II , or VR III can be acted upon with an erasing pulse or a freely selectable setting value Da, although in each case only a single erasing key L, one setting key ST, and one input unit EE is used. It is obvious that it lies within the scope of the invention to allocate to each of the up-down counters VR I , VR II or VR III an erasing key L, a setting key ST, and an input unit EE of its own. The multiplexer MX 2 , of course, is then no longer required.
  • This preferred embodiment also includes a power fail circuit VL, with the aid of which an optical and/or acoustic warning is triggered after power has been interrupted and the counter is again set in operation.
  • the power fail circuit VL serves to assure the correct operation of the counter of the invention in the event that the external supply voltage of the system is interrupted.
  • the power fail circuit VL triggers a warning, for example, a blinking of the indicator A.
  • the operator is informed by this warning system that the entire system is operating faultily due to interruption of the supply voltage.
  • the warning is maintained until a pulse is sensed at the output of the zero point pulse generator NA indicating that the absolute machine zero point has been passed.
  • the reference pulse RI' simultaneously sets the counter VR I to zero and resets the power fail circuit VL. Since an accurate absolute reference point has been restored, the warning is no longer needed, and the previously blinking indicator A is now restored to continuous operation.
  • this counter with an additional internal voltage supply such as a battery or an accumulator, which supplies power to both the measuring system and also the counters VR I , VR II , and VR III so that the contents of the counters VR I , VR II , and VR III may be accurately maintained during power failures.
  • an additional internal voltage supply such as a battery or an accumulator
  • Correction values can be determined by special measurement and permanently stored in a memory unit (not shown), allocated to particular absolute position values and computationally taken into consideration.
  • the absolute position values mentioned can be found at any time with the aid of coded reference marks RI (code track not represented) of the grid scale G and can be corrected with the correction values mentioned, so that the counter VR I is corrected for these particular absolute position values.
  • a computer (not shown) is preferably used to recognize the reference marks and perform the correction.

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